In addition, Archimedes proved that the volume of a sphere is two-thirds the volume of a circumscribed cylinder. He considered this proof his greatest accomplishment and even requested that a ...

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Use the example of Archimedes and the method of exhaustion as a way of explaining that pi is nothing more than a particular ratio. Discuss the idea that volume of a sphere can be approximated by ...